ADMINISTRATION, TRANSPORTATION, AND SPECIAL PROJECTS

Administration provides overall department management and capital improvement programming. Transportation is responsible for planning, funding, and constructing projects such as the Intermodal project, Alhambra Avenue repaving, and the Bay Trail. The Transportation Project Manager is the City’s representative to the Contra Costa Transportation Authority, Caltrans, the Capital Corridor Joint Powers Authority, and TRANSPAC. Special Projects include the City’s Marina, day care contract operations, the John Muir Festival Center project, and the downtown parking district. Staffing is provided for the Marina Commission, Veterans’ Commission, and the Arts, Library, and Cultural Services Commission.

KEY STAFF:

Richard Pearson, Community and Economic Development Director/Transportation Manager
Joann Tool, Management Analyst/Special Projects

2002-2003 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Improved sight lines and created new entrance to amphitheater
• Completed transition of child care center to contract operation
• Secured $855,000 Department of Boating and Waterways (DBAW) grant for boat launch ramp renovation
• Secured an additional $250,000 Coastal Conservancy grant for Ferry Plaza improvements

2003-2005 KEY OBJECTIVES

• Improve set design for Mountain Days
• Continue community planning meetings and pursue Proposition 40 money for the John Muir Festival Center project
• Design and construct Alhambra Avenue widening from MacAlvey Drive to Alhambra Creek
• Design, site, and explore funding options for downtown parking structure in conjunction with the County
• Design and construct Bay Trail from Ferry Street to East Bay Regional Park’s Nejedly staging area
• Complete Intermodal landscaping from Ferry Street to horse arena

2003-2004 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

• $140,200 set aside in Parking Fund for downtown parking structure project
• $68,000 transfer from Reserves if required for John Muir Festival Center stage sets
• $38,500 transfer from Reserves to support extended library hours
• $20,000 transfer from Reserves for an Arts Development Fund
• $35,000 reduction in Professional/Technical Services

2004-2005 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

• $105,400 set aside in Parking Fund for downtown parking structure project
• $38,500 transfer from Reserves to support extended library hours